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Risk events in Nigeria, August 2026

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2665 events were recorded: 2322 conflict events and 343 unrest events.

2665 eventsSources: gdelt

2665 events· Nigeria

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedAssault in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Oturkpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Makurdi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Enugu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kaduna, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Iwo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military mobilization in Ile-Ife, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Osogbo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military mobilization in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Bauchi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Sapele, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Yola, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Assault in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military mobilization in Osogbo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in Makurdi, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Strike in Yenagoa, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Strike in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Sokoto, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026Demonstration in Afikpo, Nigeria · Nigeria · 14 Aug 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
2,322
41 in the list
Unrest
343
9 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

2665 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Assault in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Assault in Oturkpo, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Oturkpo · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Zaria, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Zaria · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Assault in Makurdi, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Makurdi · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kontagora · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Assault in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Kano · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kontagora · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Assault in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Assault in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Assault in Enugu, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Enugu · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Kaduna, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kaduna · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kontagora · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kano · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Iwo, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Iwo · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Ile-Ife · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Osogbo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Osogbo · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Ile-Ife · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Assault in Bauchi, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Bauchi · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Kontagora, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kontagora · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 4 · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Gusau, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Gusau · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Yola · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Birnin Kebbi · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Sapele, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Sapele · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Yola, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Yola · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Osogbo, Nigeria

    Severity 2 · Osogbo · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Makurdi, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Makurdi · Source: gdelt

  42. Unrest

    Strike in Yenagoa, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Yenagoa · Source: gdelt

  43. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kano, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Kano · Source: gdelt

  44. Unrest

    Demonstration in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Ado-Ekiti · Source: gdelt

  45. Unrest

    Strike in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in Lafia, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Lafia · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sokoto, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Sokoto · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Sagamu, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Sagamu · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Demonstration in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Akwa Ibom · Source: gdelt

  50. Unrest

    Demonstration in Afikpo, Nigeria

    Severity 3 · Afikpo · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.